7 Hot spring fashion trends

Spring staples

In this economy, no one can afford to drop thousands on a fresh wardrobe -- and why should you? We spoke with Ken Downing, the fashion director for Neiman Marcus, to narrow down spring 2010’s 7 must-have trends.

Blue

This spring, one color that ruled the runway was blue. There are even blues in a lot of the above-mentioned safari and tribal prints, too. "A lot of designers referenced water and sky and deep, inky navy's, cobalt blue, cerulean and turquoise," Downing says.